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9780816636242

Built to Win

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816636242

  • ISBN10:

    0816636249

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-07-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Summary

Proposing a paradigm shift from second- to third-wave feminism, the authors argue that, in the years since the passage of Title IX, gender stereotypes have been destabilized in profound ways and assert that female athletes and their imagery are doing important cultural work to that end.

Author Biography

Leslie Heywood is professor of English and cultural studies at Binghamton University.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Julie Foudy
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue: Women We Love Who Kick Butt xv
Powered Up or Dreaming?
1(24)
Sport as the Stealth Feminism of the Third Wave
25(30)
A New Look at Female Athletes and Masculinity
55(21)
Bodies, Babes, and the WNBA
76(24)
Body Panic Parity
100(31)
She Will Beat You Up, and Your Papa, Too
131(29)
Epilogue: It's an Image 160(7)
Appendix: Focus-Group Research on Youth Attitudes about Female Athletes 167(10)
Notes 177(28)
Index 205

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